Royal Exch. Assur. v. Graham & Morton Transp. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Separate libels filed by Graham & Morton Transportation Company against Royal Exchange Assurance, Commercial Union Insurance Company, Indemnity Mutual Marine Insurance Company, and Sea Insurance Company. From decrees in favor of the libelant, each insurance company appeals.
Read the full summary
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Separate libels filed by Graham & Morton Transportation Company against Royal Exchange Assurance, Commercial Union Insurance Company, Indemnity Mutual Marine Insurance Company, and Sea Insurance Company. From decrees in favor of the libelant, each insurance company appeals. These appeals are from four decrees respectively, in admiralty, in favor of the appellee, Graham & Morton Transportation Company, upon libels filed by such appellee to recover the amounts of marine policies…
1Opinion of the CourtSeaman, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The decrees appealed from are each founded upon policies of marine insurance written in favor of the appellee, upon the steamer Argo, which were in force when the insured steamer became stranded on the east short of Rake Michigan while attempting to make the port of Plolland, Mich., in a storm, November 24, 1905. The terms of insurance and fact of stranding, as averred in the libels respectively, are undisputed. Notice of the disaster, followed by notice of abandonment to the insurers, was promptly given by the appellee; and the underwriters upon the hull…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alaska Packers' Ass'n v. DomenicoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1902
- Bradlie v. the Maryland Insurance CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1838
- Schrader v. Manufacturers' Nat. Bank of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Orient Insurance v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Peeks v. Merchants' Ins. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1822
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by10 opinions
- Petterson Lighterage & T. Corp. v. New York Central R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Fireman's Fund Ins. v. Globe Nav. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1916
- Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt Aktien Gesellschaft v. GyeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1913
- Calmar S. S. Corp. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1951
- Jeffcott v. Ætna Ins.District Court, S.D. New York · 1941
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.